As a new school year kicks into gear, NMCC wants to send a note of welcome (and welcome back) to NMCC students, new prospective students, and our faculty affiliates.
For prospective students, are you interested in digital technology, collaboration, or new approaches to scholarship? If so, consider adding the New Media and Culture certificate to your degree! The certificate can be pursued by any graduate student in any department. It is a flexible program that offers a way to diversify yourself within your field without adding additional time to your degree. For those interested in learning more about the certificate, please see our website for the director’s welcome and the answer to “Why NMCC?”. On our site, you can also find an FAQ, associated faculty, a list of new media courses , and application materials should you wish to apply.
As you get ready for your classes, we also want to draw your attention again to the list of NMCC-eligible courses. We updated this list over summer, so check it out to see if there’s a course of interest to you that can count toward your NMCC certificate
Lastly, Colin and Patrick just wanted to again introduce ourselves as the NMCC leadership. Colin Koopman (Associate Professor of Philosophy) is entering his second-year as Director of NMCC — Colin works on the politics of information, media archaeology, and data genealogy. Patrick Jones (an advanced Ph.D. candidate in Media Studies in SOJC) is our new social media coordinator and administrative assistant —he works on political technology, global media, and social movement politics.
The two of us are excited to work toward further deepening the NMCC community here on campus. We will be organizing a few open houses over the course of the year as well as a few academic-plus-social events, including a faculty book discussion, and (we hope) an invited guest lecture. Stay tuned on the blog for details about the Fall open house coming up on the afternoon of Friday Oct 19th. In the interim, contact one or both of us with any NMCC questions you may have and we can set up a meeting or chat via email. We’re here for you.